Manish Venumuddula, Age 12
Slauson Middle
Worn out, scratched table
So old it can tell a fable
So scratched it looks white
Like a blight
It used to be brown
But now it’s down
The owners frown
“Just look at it
It’s broken down”
They sent it away
To start a new life
To tell a new story
Far, far away
